GMC Sierra Owner's manual

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ANUAL
The
1996
GMC Sierra Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems
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1-1
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
It
also explains the
“SIR”
system.
Features and Controls
..................................................................
2-1
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
.....................................................
3-1
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about
the
road and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells you what to do if you have
a
problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated
engine, etc.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This section tells you how to contact
GMC
Truck for assistance and how to get service and owner
publications.
It
also
gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects’’
on
page
8-8.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject
in
this manual.
You
can use
it
to quickly
find
something
you
want to read.
YourDrivingandtheRoad
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4-1
ProblemsontheRoad
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5-1
Service and Appearance Care
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6-1
MaintenanceSchedule.........
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7-1
Customer Assistance Information
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8-1
Index
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9-1
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GM
Emblem,
GMC TRUCK, the GMC TRUCK Emblem and
the name SIERRA are registered trademarks
of
General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at
the
time
it
was printed. We reserve the right
to
make changes
in
the
product after that time without further notice. For
vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name
“General Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC Truck
Division whenever it appears in this manual.
Please keep this manual
in
your vehicle,
so
it
will be
there if you ever need
it
when you’re
on
the road.
If
you
sell
the
vehicle, please leave
this
manual
in
it
so
the new
owner can use
it.
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How
to
Use
this
Manual
Many people read their owner’s manual from beginning
to
end when they first receive their new vehicle.
If
you
do
this,
it
will
help
you
learn about
the
features and
controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you’ll find
that pictures and words work together to explain
things quickly.
Index
A
good place to
look
for what
you
need is the Index
in
the
back of the manual. It’s an alphabetical
list
of
all that’s
in
the
manual, and the page number where
you’ll find
it.
Safety Warnings and
Symbols
You will find
a
number
of
safety cautions
in
this
book.
We use
a
box and
the
word
CAUTION
to tell you
about things that could hurt you
if
you
were to ignore
the warning.
A
CAUTION:
These mean there is something that
could
hurt
you
or other people.
In
the
caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then
we tell
you
what to do
to
help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If
you
don’t, you or
others could be hurt.
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You will also find a circle
with
a slash through
it
in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Don’t,”
“Don’t do this,”
or
“Don’t
let
this happen.?’
In
the notice area,
we
tell you about something
that
can
damage
your
vehicle.
Many
times, this damage would
not
be covered by your warranty? and it could be costly.
But
the
notice
will
tell you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When you read other manuals,
you
might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings
in
different colors or
in
different words.
You’ll also see warning labeis
on
your vehicle.
They
use
the
same words,
CAUTION
or
NOTICE.
Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also,
in this book you will find these notices:
I
NOTICE:
I
These mean there
is
something
that
could
damage your vehicle.
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Vehicle
Symbols
These
are
some
of
the symbols you may
find
on
your
vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE
A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT
EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
These symbols
are important
for you and
your
passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have
to
do
with
your lights:
SIGNALS
e
e3
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
These symbols
are
on
some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT
TEMP
-
CHARGING
I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
Here
are some
other symbols
you
may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR
,\I/,
COULD
FLAME
EXPLODE
BATTERY
POWER
WINDOW
RUNNING
0
DAYTIME
-
LAMPS
'*'
FOG LAMPS
#
0
VENTILATING
FAN
1
-3
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL
e,
PRESSURE
HORN
)tr
SPEAKER
v
FUEL
B
V
Section
1
Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats
in
your
vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly.
You
can also learn about some things
you
should
not
do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats
and Seat Controls
This section tells
you
about the seats
--
how
to
adjust
them, and fold them
up
and down. It also tells
you
about
reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.
Mar--a1 Front Seat
CAUTION:
You
can lose control of the vehicle
if
you try to
adjust
a
manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or
make
you
push a pedal when
you
don’t want
to.
Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle
is
not moving.
If
your vehicle has a manual
bucket, split bench
or
full
bench seat,
you
can adjust
it
with this lever at the front
of the seat.
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Slide the lever at the
front
of the seat toward the
passenger’s side to unlock
it.
Using your body, slide the
seat
to
where
you
want
it.
Then, release the lever and try
to move the seat with your body
in
order to make sure
the seat
is
locked
in
place.
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Power
Driver’s
Seat
(Option)
If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s side,
you
can
adjust
it
with these controls at
the
outside edge
of
the seat.
You can use the round center knob
to
move the seat
where
you
want it.
To
raise the seat, move the knob up.
To
lower the seat, move the knob down.
To
move the
seat forward, move
the
knob toward
the
front of the
vehicle.
To
move the seat rearward, move the knob
toward the rear of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear
of
the
seat.
To
raise
the
front of the seat, move the front
lever up.
To
lower the front
of
the seat, move the front
lever down.
To
raise
the
rear
of
the seat, move
the
rear
lever up.
To
lower the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever down.
Power
Lumbar
Control
If
you
have power lumbar
adjustment,
you
can
increase or decrease
lumbar support in an area
of
the lower seatback.
To
increase support, press and hold the front
of
the
rocker switch. Let
go
of
the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired
level
of
support.
To
decrease support, press and hold the rear
of
the
rocker switch. Let
go
of
the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level of support.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Your vehicle
will
have one of these reclining
seatback controls.
To
adjust a seatback with this lever, move the lever
rearward. Release
the
lever
to
lock the seatback where
you
want
it.
Move the lever again rearward and the
seatback will
go
to an upright position.
To
adjust a seatback with
this lever, lift the front
of
the lever.
Release the lever
to
lock the
seatback where
you
want it.
Pull
up
on the front
of
the
lever and the seatback
will
go
to
an upright position.
1-3
But
don’t have a seatback reclined
if
your
vehicle
is moving.
A
CAUTION:
Sitting in
a
reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In
a
crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In
a
crash the
belt could
go
up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is
in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
1-4
Head traints
Slide the head restraint up
or
down
so
that the top
of
the
restraint is closest
to
the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of
a
neck injury
in
a
crash.
Seatback Latches
The
front
seatback
of
the
base level bench seat folds
forward to let
you
access the rear
of
the cab. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless
you
come
to
a sudden stop. Then
it
will lock
in
place. If
you
have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed
not
to
fold forward. Access
to
the
rear of the cab is available
by using the rear doors.
The front seatback of all seats except
the
base level
bench seat folds forward
to
let
you
access
the
rear
of
the
cab.
If
you have
a
Crew Cab,
your
front seatback is
designed
not
to
fold forward. Access
to
the rear
of
the
cab
is
available by using
the
rear doors.
To
fold a seatback forward
on
all seats except
the
base
level
bench seat, pull this
lever forward and fold
the
seatback forward.
To
return the seatback to
the
upright position,
just
push
the seatback rearward
until
it
latches. After returning the
seatback
to
its upright position, pull the seatback
forward to make sure
it
is locked.
The rear seatback
of
a rear bench seat without a center
armrest can be folded forward
to
let you reach
the
area behind
it.
Your seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come
to
a sudden stop. Then,
it
will
lock
into
place.
The Crew Cab rear seatback with a center armrest folds
forward to let.you access the area behind
it.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try to
move the seat with your body in order
to
make sure the
seat
is
locked into place.
A\
CAUTION:
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If
any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, even if there is no crash
or
sudden stop, a driver sitting in an unlocked easy
entry seat could be startled by the sudden
movement and hit the wrong control or pedal,
causing an accident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward on any easy entry seat to be
sure it is locked.
Rear Seat
(Extended
Cab)
Folding the Rear Seat
The extended
cab
may have a rear folding seat
which can be folded open for more seating space.
To
use the seat:
1.
Pull
the entire seat forward until
it
is flat.
2.
Then pull forward
on
the
RELEASE
lever under
the seat cushion,
on
the
passenger’s side of the
rear seat. Push the
seatback rearward until
it latches.
3.
After pushing the seatback upright
into
position, pull
the
seatback forward to make sure
it
is locked.
1-7
The extended cab’s rear seat can
also
be folded up
to
provide more cargo space.
To
fold the seat:
1.
Pull forward on the
RELEASE
lever
at
the
side
of
the
seat cushion, behind the passenger’s side front
seat. Fold the seatback forward
until
it
latches with
the seat cushion.
2.
Lift the entire
seat
and push
it
rearward
into place.
3.
Make sure the seat is secure.
Rear Seat
(Crew
Cab)
You can adjust
the
seat by sliding the lever at
the
front
of
the seat toward the seat support
to
unlock
it.
Then,
slide
the
seat
to
where
you
want
it.
Release the lever and
try
to
move the seat
with
your body
in
order
to
make
sure the seat is locked into place.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part
of
the
manual tells
you
how
to
use
safety belts
properly.
It
also tells you some things you should
not
do
with safety belts.
And
it
explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR),
or air bag system.
Don’t
let
ady6h
K
de where he or she can‘t wear
a
safety belt properly.
If
you
are
in
a
crash and
you’re not wearing
a
safety
belt, your injuries
can be much worse.
You
can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
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Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the
Index.)
In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says
to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if
it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t
survive.
But
most crashes are in between.
In
many
of
them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could have been badly
hurt
or killed.
After more than
25
years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. .In most crashes buckling up does
matter
...
a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or
on
anything, you
go
as fast
as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle.
Suppose
it’s just a seat
on
wheels.
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Get it
up
to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop.
Put someone on it.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield
...
or the instrument panel
...
1-11
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
--
and the Answers
@
Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I'm
wearing a safety belt?
A:
You
could be
--
whether you're wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even
if
you're upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so
you-can unbuckle
and
get out, is
much
greater if
you
are belted.
e.'
If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
A:
Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so
they work
with
safety belts
--
not instead
of
them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the use
of
safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have
to
buckle up to get the most
protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
wear safety belts?
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or
the safety belts!
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With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
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You
get more time to stop.
You
stop over more distance,
1
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why
1
safety belts make such good sense.
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GMC Sierra Owner's manual

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Cars
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Owner's manual
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